WGC steps up efforts to boost supply chain transparency All 33 members with operating gold mines will publish the names and locations of their refining partners at least once a year. Staff Writer | September 19, 2023 | 3:48 am
China’s copper industry is struggling when it should be booming Buyers lack conviction and the view from the factory floor remains cautious as margins are suppressed and profits wither. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2023 | 5:03 pm
First Nations Drilling JV preps to train Indigenous drillers in northern Ontario With initial drilling under its belt, the JV’s next focus will be providing internships in diamond drilling in October for students from Northern College in Sioux Lookout. Staff Writer | September 18, 2023 | 4:11 pm
Environmental assessment completed for Cariboo gold project in British Columbia Cariboo Gold underground mine was originally part of the Barkerville Gold district. Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | September 18, 2023 | 3:52 pm
Coeur enters ‘new growth phase’ as it makes first pour from Rochester expansion project Last year, the Rochester mine accounted for 11% of Coeur's gold production and 31% of its silver production. Staff Writer | September 18, 2023 | 3:38 pm
Australia says coal to nuclear switch would cost $249 billion The high cost makes such a transition a “unicorn and a fantasy,” Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen says. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2023 | 2:36 pm
Rio Tinto sees building its own lithium mines as better than buying “Lithium companies right now are very expensive. We can believe we can find much cheaper ways to get it done," CEO Jakob Stausholm said. Bloomberg News | September 18, 2023 | 1:50 pm
Gold Fields deploying ABB digital platform at Western Australia mine The ABB Ability operations management system (OMS) now being deployed at the mine 740 km northeast of Perth. Staff Writer | September 18, 2023 | 12:20 pm
Centerra Gold shares PFS for restarting Thompson Creek in Idaho The study gives the project a $373 million after-tax NPV and a 16% after-tax internal IRR. Staff Writer | September 18, 2023 | 10:42 am